Whats the common gun you see used in CHL Qualifications ?

[longtooth]

The one I really remember was my 1st class. I was the only one to show up & was worried that he might not go ahead & do the class. He had several coming for renewal at noon so yes he would.
My first carry was a P89 Ruger.
There were 5 Ladies that showed up for renewal & no men. One husband came w/ his wife.
All 5 were shooting 1911's.
2 young ladies that came together finished w/ one ragged hole about the size of a coffee cup & several flyers (if you can call them flyers) that extended out to about 6 or 7 inches in DIAMETER. Those probably came from the 15yd line. One of those young ladies was shooting next to me. The other on the far end of the firing line. The one next to me was awsome. I enjoied watching her more than shooting.

[JCole]

In my class I saw several Glocks of different flavors, a couple of XD's and a Bersa Thunder. I shot with my S&W 1006 (the only semi-auto I own), which prompted the instructor to position me on the end of the firing line, I guess so the powerful shock waves emanating from the dreaded 10mm wouldn't disrupt the brainwaves and blur the vision of the other shooters on the line. It was pretty silly, and extremely over-reactive.

[Thane]

I don't remember all the pistols used at my shooting test. I do know that there were several 1911s and Glocks, and particularly remember the Hi-Point.

Personally, I qualified with and carry a 1911.

[waltherone]

.... the instructor asked each person in the beginning how many rounds they'd put through the guns they had with them today, most were 250-300, a few 500's, then he gets to me, "3000" and I got a couple of stares then this 1911 fellow said something like 2500, he got the same stares. darn gun nuts!

Are those numbers for the month or the entire life of the gun!? Most of the numbers are a shame either way!

He said several times, because people were giving stupid answers like "I've been shooting since I was 10" and such, to tell him how many rounds we'd fired through THE GUN THAT WE HAD THAT DAY, in all the time that we'd had it. Yes, most of them were 250-300 range, and I'd bet a good number of those were just SAYING those numbers because the people before them did. What are the odds EVERYONE in class had fired a megapack of rem. UMC and that was it? Haha, some of them were missing the PAPER on the shooting portion.

[DFWCHLer]

In my class I saw several Glocks of different flavors, a couple of XD's and a Bersa Thunder. I shot with my S&W 1006 (the only semi-auto I own), which prompted the instructor to position me on the end of the firing line, I guess so the powerful shock waves emanating from the dreaded 10mm wouldn't disrupt the brainwaves and blur the vision of the other shooters on the line. It was pretty silly, and extremely over-reactive.

Doesn't the 1006 throw brass a long way - longer than your average Glock? He may have been trying to keep the brass from bouncing off other people.

When I qualified, I fired next to a friend who was firing an HK USP in .45. Now, I own HKs and in fact qualified with my USP... I know how they kick brass. That said, I wasn't thinking, and took my position to his right. I still shot a 250, despite his hot 45ACP brass bouncing off the top of my head.

[Liberty]

.... the instructor asked each person in the beginning how many rounds they'd put through the guns they had with them today, most were 250-300, a few 500's, then he gets to me, "3000" and I got a couple of stares then this 1911 fellow said something like 2500, he got the same stares. darn gun nuts!

Are those numbers for the month or the entire life of the gun!? Most of the numbers are a shame either way!

He said several times, because people were giving stupid answers like "I've been shooting since I was 10" and such, to tell him how many rounds we'd fired through THE GUN THAT WE HAD THAT DAY, in all the time that we'd had it. Yes, most of them were 250-300 range, and I'd bet a good number of those were just SAYING those numbers because the people before them did. What are the odds EVERYONE in class had fired a megapack of rem. UMC and that was it? Haha, some of them were missing the PAPER on the shooting portion.

I don't see much at all in those numbers. Mostly because when I went to my CHL class more than a year ago I would have responded to that question with "about 500 rounds".

Now I would have also answered the question "how long have I been around guns at "since I was 14 years old" I have owned guns most of my life and shot and became proficient at every thing from a Brown Bess to an M60. But I never owned a semi-automatic hand gun before. Although I had fired a hanguns varying from an issued 1911 to flintlock horsegun, I decided I wanted a SA pistol. after lots of research and talking it over with folks I respected, I bought myself a new & shiny plastic fun. I knew I wanted carry this thing around with me, but I also knew the laws about carrying these things are tricky and could be dangerous if not well understood. I studied this gun before I ever took it to the range. I studied it foir a couple of weeks, I learned how it operated and what would happen when i pulled the trigger and learned what all the individual parts are do and what their function is.

I went down to my local range, explained to the safety officer that this was the first time I had ever been out with this gun, but what my experiance was. He explained the simple range rules and watched me pretty close. Even gave me a few suggestions on grip. I shot 200 rounds that day. at 15 yards most were in the black.

The next week I asked the safety officer about what range I need practice at to get my CHL He assured me that I was gonna do all right and suggested 7 yards. I blew out the 10 ring a couple of times . then shot 1 mag (15 rounds) at 15 yards.

I went one more time and shot 2 boxes of ammo (100 rnds) The next weekend I took my CHL course

I was not embarrassed to have only shot 500 rnds on my brand new gun. I would have found it embarrassing not to have pursued my CHL If I had put it off for months or years. In fact I'm pretty embarrassed that I didn't buy a gun and get my CHL 11 years ago!!

[JCole]

In my class I saw several Glocks of different flavors, a couple of XD's and a Bersa Thunder. I shot with my S&W 1006 (the only semi-auto I own), which prompted the instructor to position me on the end of the firing line, I guess so the powerful shock waves emanating from the dreaded 10mm wouldn't disrupt the brainwaves and blur the vision of the other shooters on the line. It was pretty silly, and extremely over-reactive.

Doesn't the 1006 throw brass a long way - longer than your average Glock? He may have been trying to keep the brass from bouncing off other people.

When I qualified, I fired next to a friend who was firing an HK USP in .45. Now, I own HKs and in fact qualified with my USP... I know how they kick brass. That said, I wasn't thinking, and took my position to his right. I still shot a 250, despite his hot 45ACP brass bouncing off the top of my head.

The instructor said his concern was the muzzle blast and noise. It was an indoor range with partitions; I noticed most of my brass landed around my feet after bouncing off the partition. In any case, he placed me at the far left, not on the right. I hardly ever shoot semi-autos, so I'm not sure how the ejection compares, I just know it's a gun that shoots well for me, and one I trust to do its part, even if it's a little uncommon.

[bevans]

In my class there were a Beretta92,my Tangfolio 9mm,11Glocks of various flavors and one 1911 brought by a 73 yr old man. I would have qualified with my Kimber which is my carry gun but at the time of my class I had only run 100 rds through it and was having some issues that have since been cured.